Worked with Adrian back in 2013 after leaving the military. What started as career coaching turned…read moreinto a crucial support system when I hit a rough patch. I reached out to him recently about our past sessions, and he stepped up to help immediately, even though I haven't been a client in years. He truly cares about the people he works with. Highly recommend!

Happy Sunday... Reflecting on this post, I found myself looking back to the beginning of my journey…read morein discovering my work, calling, and purpose. In 2020, when I left social work behind, l didn't immediately search for the next job. Instead, I sought resources to help me find myself and uncover my true purpose in life. That's when my good friends, Nat & Dan, recommended A Path That Fits-a career und life coaching program that truly made a difference in my journey. From that moment, l knew I was heading in the right direction. I am not here because I needed a JOB... I am here because @connectmortgagegroup and I - ARE MEANT TO BE HERE!!! This passion has started since 2004 when I started as a part time College Student and part time Loan Processor. If you're feeling lost, stagnant, or even complacent, turn to prayer-and if you're looking for additional guidance, I highly recommend A Path That Fits to help you discover your true purpose and calling, one that brings you 1000% happiness! I'm so grateful I found Adrian Klaphaak - Purpose Coach before getting married and having kids-it gave me the chance to truly find ME - MYSELF.

I have been working with Mara Rose as a career and life coach for over a year and I've had a…read morewonderful experience. When we first starting working together, I was at a stressful and frustrating point in my career and considering a change. We dove deep and explored every option, leaving no stone unturned. We developed methods to evaluate every potential route I could have taken, discussed the pros and cons of big decisions, and worked together to create a vision of my future that I wanted--then made a plan to achieve it. Mara was excellent at helping me figure out my strengths, my career criteria, my personality traits, and all the things that make up who we are, but we don't necessarily think about. I learned so much about myself through the process. Mara was thoughtful, organized, kind, and extremely supportive in every one of our sessions. She also has a great sense of humor and we make each other laugh a lot, which keeps our sessions fun. If you're considering working with a career coach or life coach, know that it's a relationship and relationships require work from both sides. This isn't a service where you answer a few questions then someone tells you what job you should have. There are Buzzfeed quizzes for that. With Mara, I brought ideas to the table and we worked through them together. She provided resources, tools, and a framework to guide my thinking. She brought her own ideas to the table and we discussed them. There was homework. Research. Big things to think about. Lots of introspection outside of our 1-hour sessions. I've since started a new chapter in my career and I continue to work with Mara for her guidance on leadership, balance, and where to devote my energy. She's a wonderful coach and an awesome human being.

After working part-time in the non-profit world and taking some time to prioritize my family and…read morevolunteering in the community, I was ready to transition back into a full-time career and wanted guidance to navigate the process. My first meeting with Coach Colleen Campbell felt like meeting with a long time friend, she is warm and encouraging. At first I thought I only required resume review assistance and interview coaching, but over the approx. 8 months that I met with Coach Colleen Campbell, she provided much more. We collaborated together to articulate my work-related values, strengths and overall career criteria. As we identified potential industries and roles that would be a fit, she provided valuable targeting and interviewing strategies to help stand out. I am now in a rewarding analytics role and feel confident in my new professional identity. Thank you Coach Campbell!

I worked with Lindsay over the course of about 5 weeks. She is the first career coach I have…read moreworked with and I found the experience to be enjoyable and so helpful. Lindsay is very easy to talk to and also extremely clear, outlining what her expectations and yours should be as you work together. I worked with Lindsay when I was evaluating a number of different career next steps. Prior to our sessions, I spent most of my time flip-flopping and feeling uncertain and a bit frustrated. After, working with her I was able to come to a clear decision for what was right for me at this time and I feel very prepared and well-equipped to continue to evaluate opportunities and grow my career in the best way possible for myself in the future. I'm really appreciative of Lindsay. She asked great questions as I worked through my options, cheered me on when I made progress, and left me with a great set of tools that I can use in the future. If you are thinking of giving career coaching a shot, I definitely recommend it and I think you should start your search with Lindsay!

I'm a dabbler. I'm curious in learning a bunch of things and wanting to try out different jobs. Due…read moreto social conditioning amongst many other reasons, I've always felt that wasn't okay and that dabbling should result in eventually getting to the "thing" I'm supposed to do. Like you get a few years after college to try stuff out, but eventually, people expect you to settle into one thing and start building your career in it. By the time you hit your 30s/40s, you should be well-established in said career. I saw this reaffirmed all around me with peers who were now being promoted to VP of some bank or Manager of some org. I'd always felt like something was wrong with me. Was I too lazy or flakey to want to put in the work to commit to building a career in something? Should I just pursue careers where you can do a bunch of stuff, like go be a consultant, which would ultimately lead me down the rabbit hole of considering business school yet again even though I know I have no interest in business school? Worse yet, I felt like I was having the same conversations with myself over and over again (like going to business school). This reached a head a few months ago when I found a journal from college graduation where I told myself that I hoped I would find my thing and would find meaning in doing it. I was at a moment of yet another career transition, and I finally decided to put an end to this decade-long conversation when it hit me that it was very possible that me 10 years from now would be feeling the same thing I was feeling in that moment. I started searching for career coaches just wanting someone to point me in the direction of which path I should be on. I found Lindsay's site, and I knew immediately that she would get me. Her language was just spot-on in what I was feeling: - "Unclear what you want to do do ... so of course you have no plan or strategy for what to do in your career." - "You're getting tired of asking yourself "why am I still here?" year after year. The waffling is a constant companion and the swirl of shiny options shows up like clockwork." I laughed so hard when I read this: "Is it more grad school? Should I stop being a lawyer? Should I immediately move to France and write books?" I knew Lindsay was who I wanted to work with because she specialized in working with people like me. I didn't have to explain myself. She got it because she was in my spot at one time. Just even in our consulting session, she revealed to me that what I was feeling was completely not unique. You'd think not feeling special would be a crappy feeling, but I felt a huge sense of relief in knowing this. I felt like I wasn't some weirdo, I wasn't alone, and more importantly, I could be "fixed" because there are other people like me. What I didn't understand until after starting to work with her over the course of 3 months was that there was nothing to fix. It sounds incredibly cliche, but she gave me so many lightbulb moments that led to clarity and confidence in moving forward. I've never really experienced the power of a reframe but having a shift in perspective makes all of the difference in how you view your past decisions and guiding you towards your next one. I can't say that I've come out of it with a 10-year plan. Lindsay's a coach, not a fortune teller. And I can't say that I even know where I'll be a year from now, but I carry so much less guilt in not knowing now. I view my journey as a delight to figure out, rather than a burden that I've been tasked with solving. And I feel so liberated in knowing what I have to offer as a "dabbler" instead of as a person without 10 years of experience in xyz. Lindsay has meticulously crafted a 3-month program to work through that covers values, strengths, personal narratives. It was hard and required a lot of hard reflection. She pairs each assignment with a 1-hour coaching session to discuss. I had my doubts. Maybe these assignments wouldn't work for me (I'd gotten no value from doing assignments in self-help books before) or maybe 3 months wouldn't be enough time to see any results. She reassured me that, again, I wasn't unique, and the program had been honed to see results. Of course, she was right. I tried talking myself out of coaching so many times because I felt like I should just be able to figure it out by myself ("I just need to read one more self-help book!"). Ultimately, I realized that I already spent this long trying to DIY it with clearly no success, and it was unacceptable to me to have the same unanswered questions 10 years from now. I am so grateful to Lindsay as well as myself for making this investment.

With so many coaches out there, it is often difficult to decide who is best - or even good - for…read moreyou. Charlie Mandell has the unique ability to stand back - to see you where you are - and then take you to where you want to be! He uses a variety of techniques to bring this to fruition and he is really good! Yesterday, for example, I was preparing for an important interview and started doubting my abilities to handle the new tasks. In the end, I felt a resurgence of energy - in mind and body - that made me know - without a shadow of a doubt - that I am more than capable, qualified, and ready to do great things - now and in the future. This is an example of one session with Charlie. He is caring, he is generous, and he will make you feel that you are the most important part of his day. If you are a person who sometimes gets stuck - if you have a history of sabotaging your future because of your past - if you fear failure and fear success - CDM Coaching will help you break through and find inner peace and strength for your journey. LIFE IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL. L. C. Knox Oakland, California

When I first approached the idea of working with a life coach it was because I wasn't sure whether…read moreI could take the next steps that I needed to take to my expand my own consulting business. I had written a book and was having trouble getting it out to the world...I also wanted to find a better way of approaching my clients with a methodology that more closely matched how people I worked with thought and felt. Charlie and I met to sketch out goals and a nomenclature for my existing process. Charlie was brilliant as a co-creator in helping me identify the type of approach and tone I needed to approach my clients in a more thoughtful and powerful way. The result of my work with Charlie is that my own sense of well-being and comfort has increased greatly and through Charlie's advising sessions, i have gained the confidence to work toward my goals as a professional in a more methodical manner. Charlie is one of the most intuitive and truly effective coaches I have ever worked with and I recommend working with him to anyone who, like me, is looking for a breakthrough in their lives.

Even though I am a professional who was fortunate to enjoy much career success, I have always…read morequestioned in the back of my mind if I was in the right industry. I toyed with the idea of making a drastic career change but was paralyzed with indecision for a while. I figured I should probably find a professional career coach to help me get some clarity, and that is when I met Lucas. Lucas took the time to really try and understand my career situation, so that we could formulate a plan that was unique to me. We started with career aptitude tests which helped me learn more about myself. We defined and prioritized my career goals, and explored the many paths I could take to reach them. Also, Lucas is a resume magician, transforming my plain, wordy resume into a much more impressive, concise one. He also helped me with my LinkedIn profile which I appreciate since I am a total LinkedIn newbie. He basically did almost everything he could to set me up for success. I highly recommend Lucas whether you are starting out in your career or changing your current career path. He can provide the support, insight, and accountability to help you achieve your goals.

From beginning to end it was a pleasure working with Lucas. He really takes the time to understand…read moreyou as a person and asks great questions to put together the perfect plan for you. I had a career journey that was a bit different and Lucas gave me the confidence to put my best self out there. Lucas is a genius when it comes to resumes, LinkedIn updates, interview prep, and cover letters. The interview process was where I was the most nervous but with all the tips and tricks Lucas provided I was extremely confident during each interview as the prepping really paid off. While going through interviews Lucas was extremely supportive and flexible with his schedule to ensure I was ready for every round. I received an offer and I could honestly say I could have not done it without Lucas's support and guidance. Thank you Lucas!

I've been working with Gretchen for a few months now and she is fantastic. Honestly I was really…read moreparanoid about any career counseling because it feels like just anyone can advertise themselves as effective but Gretchen really knows the tech work intimately from experience and just has such good advice, not just on the job finding process but about company cultures and the way tech companies think. She's super nice and flexible to work with, and definitely paid off since I got a new job with significantly higher pay.

I cannot say enough good things about Gretchen. I started working with her when I moved from…read moreCalifornia to a new state where I had no professional network. First, Gretchen helped me define what I was looking for in a new job and research organizations aligned with my goals. Next, she took the pain out of writing a resume and cover letter by helping me highlight and take credit for the important stuff and rolling accomplishments up into big measurable wins. Finally, she's an ace at interview prep. She can quickly assess what themes to focus on and which to leave out and how to answer those annoying 'tell me about yourself' questions. An hour spent with Gretchen will save you 5 hours of muddling through, iterating, and second-guessing yourself - a spectacular return on investment for a busy mom like me. I just nailed my first C-suite level interview and am on to the final round. Thanks Gretchen!

Ten years since I wrote my last review and 11 years since I first saw Amanda as a client. In those…read more11+ years I have gone back to school to get my degree, changed careers, gotten laid off twice (once during 2020), found work again in less than two months, and always found something higher-paying and with a better commute every time, as if the layoffs were a hidden gift. I have also nearly tripled my salary since I first saw Amanda and am much more satisfied with my line of work. I am also grateful to have found a new job in my field with a company that is hiring since I'm in a field in which the layoffs are higher right now. If I had never been a client of hers, I expect that I would be still be in a job that I didn't care about, making about half of what I make now, and working it only for the paycheck. Seeing Amanda was hands-down the best career decision that I ever made. My sanity, self-confidence, and bank account thank her. You will too, after a few sessions.

I recently moved to a new city without any connections, and took a job outside of my field. Amanda…read moreworked with me to develop a strong resume and cover letter, and to make connections in my field. Thanks to Amanda, I am starting an exciting new job this December. I highly recommend Pathways Career Consulting!

It's my absolute pleasure to recommend Kenji for business mentoring/coaching for any professional…read morelooking to take their business to the next level. Kenji and I have been working on my business/personal development for 6+ months. I thoroughly enjoyed my time working with Kenji, and came to know him as a truly valuable asset to absolutely any professional. He is honest, dependable, and incredibly talented at his craft. Beyond that, he is an impressive listener who is always who asks the right questions. His knowledge of personal roadblocks and expertise in ADHD was a huge advantage for me. He put this skill set to work in order to help me keep my challenges in perspective and break down overwhelming projects/priorities that allowed action and progress with less stress. Without a doubt, I confidently recommend Kenji to anyone that knows that they have more to draw out from within and really challenge themselves. As a dedicated and knowledgeable coach and an all-around great person, I know that he will be a beneficial addition to anyone. Please feel free to contact me should you like to discuss Kenji's qualifications and experience further. I'd be happy to expand on my recommendation.

Kenji has been my coach for nearly a year, and working with him has been life-changing. I was…read morediagnosed with ADHD as an adult, and at that point I was not just unsure whether I would ever be able to fulfill my own potential, but whether I would ever be able to put away a load of laundry or finally respond to that email. Enter Kenji. He's personable, compassionate, funny, relatable, self-deprecating, and wise. He's a stellar listener and a stellar talker. He's remarkable at helping you find things in your life you want to improve, and helping you improve them -- without letting yourself slide or being hard on yourself. He gives you tools. He gives you space. He problem-solves. He works with you as new, surprising challenges come up. He builds patterns, habits, accountability mechanisms. He amps up your confidence. He's also a great spiritual advisor and a confidante. The guy is a gem. My life is so much better for having him in it, and I wish we could all have a Kenji around.